Death Valley Days (1952)
Death Valley Days is an American radio and television anthology series featuring true stories of the old American West, particularly the Death Valley area. Created in 1930 by Ruth Woodman, the program was broadcast on radio until 1945 and continued from 1952 to 1970 as a syndicated television series, with reruns continuing through August 1, 1975. The series was sponsored by the Pacific Coast Borax Company and hosted by Stanley Andrews, Ronald Reagan, Robert Taylor, and Dale Robertson. With the passing of Dale Robertson in 2013, all the former Death Valley Days hosts are now deceased.
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Episode 1 - The Secret of the Black Prince
Release Date: 1968-09-27Stony comes across a dying criminal and learns the possible location of some hidden loot. Using the last of his savings to buy an abandoned mine, he has trouble locating the money until he schemes to get others to do the work.
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Episode 2 - The Leprechaun of Last Chance Gulch
Release Date: 1968-09-28Irishman Tommy is convinced he has found a leprechaun that will help him find gold in his mine. Ben claims he is just an ordinary man but he seems to have some magical abilities.
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Episode 3 - Ton of Tin
Release Date: 1968-09-28A spectacular wrinkle develops around an aging marshal's refusal to wear glasses.
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Episode 4 - The Sage Hen
Release Date: 1968-10-01Sage Madison's husband leaves his Dakota territory home to haul freight and hopes his wife is all right by herself. Two highwaymen show up and force Sage to cook and wait on them until she turns the tables on them.
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Episode 5 - The Other Cheek
Release Date: 1968-10-04The Ellsworth ranch hires mild mannered Sam who wishes to be a preacher. Fellow employee Web, a bully, targets him and forces a showdown. The love of the boss's daughter helps Sam take a stand.
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Episode 6 - A Mule... Like the Army's Mule
Release Date: 1968-10-05Sandy King, the youngest member of an outlaw gang, is wounded. The gang captures army lieutenant Jason Beal, but they agree to free him on condition that he take King for treatment by army doctors, without arrest. When the healed King returns to his gang, he provides them information for another robbery: stealing a group of horses from the army.
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Episode 7 - Lottie's Legacy
Release Date: 1968-10-27A preacher's fiancé is not who he thinks she is.
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Episode 8 - Lady with a Past
Release Date: 1968-11-19Tiger Lil leaves her dance hall days behind her by altering her dress and demeanor. Frank Johnson starts looking for her to profess his love, not believing she could change that much.
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Episode 9 - A Short Cut Through Tombstone
Release Date: 1968-11-22A sheriff has problems with his young deputy.
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Episode 10 - Up the Chimney
Release Date: 1968-11-30A sheriff in Tucson, Arizona territory, pursues bank robbers and $62,000 in cash, who hide it in Colossal Cave.
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Episode 11 - The World's Greatest Swimming Horse
Release Date: 1968-12-17Frank Ball arrives in town announcing he has a horse with the most amazing ability. When he starts selling tickets, a local woman Anne is determined to expose him as a flim flam man.
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Episode 12 - Ten Day Millionaires
Release Date: 1968-12-21Cal and Sam share a mining claim, but Sam is a better writer than a laborer. A set of circumstances prevent the friends from keeping control of their potential millions.
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Episode 13 - A Restless Man
Release Date: 1969-01-02Hendry Brown takes the unenviable job of sheriff in a lawless town. But old habits die hard, and Brown is faced with a moral dilemma when a friend from his outlaw past has an idea for easy money.
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Episode 14 - A Gift
Release Date: 1969-01-10Rachel Barrett's act of kindness toward an injured Indian leads to her family's capture by his fellow tribesmen. Despite their lives being endangered, Rachel continues to be compassionate which impresses the chief.
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Episode 15 - Solomon's Glory
Release Date: 1969-01-17A successful newspaperman turns town drunk. His old boss must get him clean and sober for an important guest.
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Episode 16 - The Understanding
Release Date: 1969-01-28John Parker has been raised by the Comanches since he was a boy and wants to remain with his Indian family. Stranded in the desert after being injured, a young Mexican woman rescues him and he starts to wonder about his choice.
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Episode 17 - Long Night at Fort Lonely
Release Date: 1969-02-15Ben Cotterman, wife Rachel and brother Ab have bought an abandoned, isolated fort to live in. Thier lives are put in jeopardy by renegade Indians led by disaffected white man Clay.
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Episode 18 - Here Stands Bailey
Release Date: 1969-02-18Brit and Hannah Bailey fend off Indians and outlaws in 1820's Texas to hold onto their farm. But when Stephen F. Austin arrives to claim the land as part of a government grant, Brit vows to fight whatever the cost.
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Episode 19 - Angel of Tombstone
Release Date: 1969-03-08Nellie runs a restaurant and lends a helping hand to those in need. But gold fever takes hold when she learns that nuggets just lay on the ground in a remote area of Mexico. More importantly she finds out why the locals ignore the easy wealth.
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Episode 20 - A Full House
Release Date: 1969-03-14Cliff and Frank, best friends recently out of the army, finds themselves at odds over their future. They use a card game to determine a very important decision about marriage.
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Episode 21 - How to Beat a Badman
Release Date: 1969-03-18Jack and Johnny left behind their outlaw ways and have a successful silver claim. Senator Stewart uses underhanded methods to obtain it and the men vow revenge. But Johnny's new wife Delia objects.
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Episode 22 - A Key for the Fort
Release Date: 1969-03-26Cora and Ella visit a remote Utah fort, not knowing it is under the threat of an Indian attack. When the tribe's leader Black Wing becomes desperately ill, the women compassionately try to nurse him back to health, perhaps endangering everyone's lives.
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Episode 23 - Drop Out
Release Date: 1969-04-25George Parker is unwilling to follow the rules of either his father or his church in 1880's Utah. His friend Michael encourages his rebellious ways and suggests he even change his name. George decides to start his new life as Butch Cassidy.
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Episode 24 - The Oldest Law
Release Date: 1969-04-29A powerful Texas rancher wants revenge for the murder of his son.
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Episode 25 - Lucia Darling and the Ostrich
Release Date: 1969-05-11Lucia Darling arrives in territorial Montana to start a school. After being robbed of her books she is determined to continue despite being accused of being naive. She quickly learns the ways of the West to achieve her goals.
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Episode 26 - Jimmy Dayton's Bonanza
Release Date: 1969-06-11Florrie is tired of empty promises and bad behavior that she sees as a saloon girl. When a Death Valley ranch foreman Jimmy treats her well and offers to marry her, she accepts. But after learning he misrepresented his situation, she debates whether to stay with him.